Patent GB-1209436-A (GB)
Title: Drill grinding apparatus
IPC: B24B3/06
Filed: 1969-01-29
Abstract: 1,209,436. Grinding drills. RADIAL LIP MACHINE CORP. 29 Jan., 1969 [14 Feb.. 1968], No. 4928/69. Heading B3D. A method of grinding a curved cutting lip on a drill comprises supporting a drill 14 in a chuck 13 in the horizontal plane of a reference line 18, advancing the chuck in the horizontal plane to engage the drill with a flat grinding surface disposed parallel to and at an angle from the vertical plane of the reference line to provide a relief angle on the drill, pivotally swinging the chuck in the horizontal plane of the reference line with the drill engaging the flat grinding surface, rotating the chuck as it is being pivotally swung to maintain the cutting edge of the drill aligned with the reference line and in engagement with the flat grinding surface to grind a curved cutting lip on the drill, retracting the drill, indexing the drill by 180 degrees, and repeating the method to grind another curved cutting edge on the drill. In apparatus for carrying out the method, a grinding wheel 11 is driven by a motor 19 and is adjustable relative to the vertical plane passing through the reference line 18 about a horizontal pivot on a slide 20 adjustable along a surface 15 towards the line by a hand wheel to position the wheel so that its surface can be dressed in the plane of the line by a diamonddressing tool 17 carried by a block 25 movable along a guideway on a pillar 24. A quadrant plate 45 is carried by perpendicularly arranged slides 29, 30 and supports a pivot 51 for a swing arm 53 carrying a drill chuck 13 on a further pair of perpendicularly arranged slides 31, 32. A cam-plate 55 is secured to the swing arm and co-operates with a follower 57 which is slidable in guides 69 on the lower surface of the swing arm and connected by a linkage 63, 64, 65 to a back plate 62 connectable by a pin 77 engaging one or other of a plurality of apertures 76 to a lock plate adjustably secured to a shaft carrying the drill chuck 13. A gauge 60 mounted on an arm 81, which is movable to an operative position determined by a stop 83, is provided for positioning the drill in the chuck. In operation, a lever arm 47 is operated to move the slide 30 against a stop 52 so that the drill can be positioned in the chuck 13. The sliders 29 and 31 are adjusted according to the dimension of the drill to position the drill axis so that it is offset from the pivot point 51 and, when rocked about the point, will have its cutting edges formed at a desired radius. The gauge 61 is engaged with the tip of the drill, as shown in Fig. 7, and the drill positioned in the chuck such that when the arm 53 is swung and the gauge engages the edge of the drill (Fig. 9) the same reading is present on the gauge. The grinding wheel is adjusted about its horizontal pivot to the desired relief angle and a lubricant is splashed on to the wheel surface. The drill chuck is then advanced by the lever 47 to engage the drill with the grinding wheel and the arm swung about its pivot to form the curved cutting edge. During the swinging movement, the cam 55 causes the follower to effect rotation of the drill chuck to provide the desired relief. Further relief may be provided by indexing the back plate 62 relative to the lock plate by engaging the pin 77 with another of the holes 76. Thereafter the lock plate is indexed 180 degrees for grinding the other lip of the drill. The grinding wheel may be dressed between the grinding of the lips. In another embodiment, the flat grinding surface is provided by a belt.